Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-08-15
FROM THE BALL FIELD.
who the Leading Batsmen of the N
tIonal League Are-NeXvs in C en- eral

who the Leading Batsmen of the Ma
tIonal League Are-News in General
Well, the New Yorks have dropped to
fourth place. The loss of the game Saturday
to Boston advances the latter team to its old
position. Perhaps the loss of that game was
unavoidable. May be it was not The team
reached Boston half hour after the time for
calling the game, and very necessarily the
men were fatigued from their long western
journey. But, if one has marked it, the
New Works have but once or twice this sea-
son taken advantage of an opportunity
which would advance them further toward
the top. The team has not done poorly, by
any means, but all the members are play
ing great ball. There are many who think
the New Yorks do not want the pennant. It
is said that if they got it it would mean q
smaller attendance and less gate receipts
than now. The New Yorks are drawing
larger crowds than any other team in the
country. Whether it is true that they do
not want to win the pennant, it at least
looks rather singular that the team al
ways loses at just such time when the
winning of it would advance them up an
other notch in the race for the pennant The
Chicagos are playing fine game. The credit
for this is given to Clarksou, who now leads
all the National league pitchers in his record.
1t is said from Chicago that should Clark
sons arm give out the chances for the pen
nant are gone. Clarkson is also hitting the
ball with telling effect. He made two home
runs off Getzein on Saturday. The fact is.
to win the pennant than any other team in the
league. Mickey WEIGH has regained his
old FORM as indeed he does generally when
the season is half over with.
The Sporting Times yesterday published
exclusively the standing of all the National
league players. The first ten are Brouthers,
Darling, Thompson, Hines, Twitchel1, Tier
nan, Wise, Anson, whitney, Conner.
Beecher, late of the Hartfords, stands sixty
third, Jim O'Rourke twenty-seventh and
''Ten Thousand Dollar" Kelly twelfth. 1t
will be seen that Herman, of the New Yorks,
leads that team. He was signed to pitch but
did poorly. He was put in the field. His
work there, at the bat and in running bases
has been something truly remarkable.
q In the fielding averages, as also published
by the Sporting Times, Tate of Boston leads
the catchers, .947; Morrill, of Boston,
the first basemen, 1884; H. Richardson
Of Detroit the second basemen, :957;
Whitney o,o Of ,,, Pittsburg the he, third ire,
shortstops, $50; Dalrymple of Pittsbur5g, the
left ielders; Johnston of Boston the CEN
ter felders, .941; Van Haltren of Chicago,
the right felders, 1913. Whitney of the
Washingtons leads the pitchers in his field
ing average with Clarkson of the Chicagos,
Calvin of the Pittsburgs and Keefe of the
New Yorks following.
The New Yorks lead in batting, with De-
troit second, Chicago third. The Pittsburgs
lead in fielding.
Van Haltren is playing superbly in right
field for the Chicagos, but he has not come
up to expectations in the box.
Gruber will come East with the Detroits.
He is ranked as one of the Detroits' best
pitchers.
The Nets have signed Weidman of the De-
troits. He is paid $500 per month.
Radbourne, after being pounded all over
the lot in the West, pitched a fine game Sat-
urday.
The American association or the Interna-
tional league could do no better than to ap-
point as an umpire ex-Marager James Kelly
of the New Ravens, and who was also an
ex Eastern league umpire. He would make
a frst-class official, and besides he possesses
the most essential requisite of good umpire |
-sobriety. He has never touched drop of
ntoxicants and is perfect gentleman, which |
are rare qualities to be found in an umpire
nowadays. He has just returned to his home
n New Haven from two weeks tour
through the New England league.-Sporting
Times.
Radbourn has pitched in five games against
,he Pittsburgs. He won two and lost three
Madden pitched in three games and won
hem all. Conway lost one and won one
and Stemmeyer lost the only one he pitched
against them.
The Danburys and the Cuban Giants will
play at Hamilton Park on Thursday of this
week.
Stovey of the Newarks leads the pitchers
of the International league in his fielding
average. Brill, late of the New Ravens, now
Of tho Wilkesbarres, stands eighth.
The Danburys have let Cashen go. He
has signed with the Rochesters. They have
secured good man.
Where, oh! where are the Waterburys?
The Danburys nearly killed them on Satur-
day by an overwhelming defeat. Mellon is
playing with the Danburys.